it was a dream come true. jon bon jovi walking a woman down the aisle. she is living on a prayer. >> see you tomorrow, here is gretchen. >> and today on "the real story". house republicans trying to talk about a new plan. has he been mixing faith and politics? >> our panel is going to weigh in. and two girls charged in the bullying suicide death of young

girl. and welcome everyone to "the real story". the house and senate proposing competing plans as time is running out. who is going first and who is going to blink. day 15 of the government shut down and still no agreement. remember at this hour yesterday? they are wewere going to go and with the president. what happened then? congressman darell issis says republicans are going what they can. >> the speaker is trying to find what is possible in the senate and what is possible in the house. we believe that it is close enough to what is possible in the senate and senate republicans should work to say this is one that we can live with. thankfully ed, you are going to

be trying to parse this down for our viewers. i'm not sure what degree you need to have to explain what the heck is going on. it might not be a bs degree, but the bottom line is there is a lot of talk about what is going on. i think you framed it perfectly at the top. 24 hours ago it looked like both sides were coming together. bottom line is what is new is that house speaker put a new plan on the table today. it would do some of the things that the president wants. it would extend the debt ceiling to early february. but the negatives in the white house's estimation is that there are strings attached in delaying the medical device tax for two years. they say they would consider

that in bipartisan budget talks in december and not in terms of reopening the government and the debt ceiling. we should note that senator john mccain is saying that the democrats are making a mistake here by rejecting the plan. >> another consequence of a un-necessary completely manufactured crisis that is doing harm to our economy and our small businesses and was brought about by you know one facts of one party in one house in one branch of government making demands and there by shutting down the government. >> i urge my democratic colleagues. we know you have the upper hand. isn't it time that we help to

find a way out of this rather than who won and who lost? >> the government will lose it's borrowing authority and how active will the president be? they say they pulled back because progress was being made in the senate. we asked jay carney moments ago will he be more involved? and the president saying he won't negotiate all of this. is he negotiate iing we have co down to what is the definition of negotiation. >> i have to give it to you for that bs degree though. i may have to use that one later. thank you for simplifying everything that is going on there. >> fox news alert now court action today linked to the murder case of aar aon hernande >> reporter: the hearing has

gotten underway. the girlfriend is appearing in court in full river, massachusetts. she is accused of per jurying. but at the hard of all of this authorities aren't interested in her. they believe she may know where the murder weapon is in this case. court documents sougt that hernandez told her to get rid of guns. hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the death of odon lloyd. he was a 20-year-old semifootball player. this girlfriend is alleged to have gone to the home the day after they found the victim's body.

she return ared to the house according to investigators 35 minutes later and what she was carrying was gone. the murder weapon has never been found. what is she lying about? should we find out, we will bring that to you right away. as we get more, we will bring it to you live at the news desk. >> so back now to washington, and the duelling budget plans house and senate lawmakers are using to address the budget impasse. i'm sure they are going to agree on this today. i say that tongue and cheek. >> chris? there is that bs degree. >> there it is. there it is. several different meanings forethat. i want the real story here.

chris? where are we in this impasse. where are we today? >> oh, it looks like we are back at square one. calling names on the floor of the senate hurling names at people the president saying he is not going to negotiate or what the meaning of the word is, is. the white house's position is that they are not negotiating. their position is that they are not negotiating. i feel like there are torpedos looking to scuttle the deal that may surface. they are playing along and trying to resolve this. the white house and the democrats feel like it is a win no matter which way it goes. if they don't get what they want the republicans get the blame. that is where we remain today. >> leslie? >> chris, what the president

wants is what the american people want. they want the government to be reopened. they want the debt ceiling to be raised. now regarding negotiation the president has said regarding obama care, although the majority of the american people may not like it, they don't like it being used and held up as bait by the republican. former house speaker pelosi today said why is john boehner and the republicans in the house not the senate doing this? this is hurting the american people and hurting the american economy. this is nothing but bowing down to the tea party god by is not the majority of the republican party. >> you guys didn't agree on one thing and that is why we have the impasse in washington. we have breaking news coming in out of washington.

any minute now a rare and special moment at the white house. form her army captain will receive the medal of honor. he he helmet cam video shows him resc rescuing a fallen comrade. >> hi, gretchen for captain william swinson, four years ago he pushed through enemy fire to recover his fallen and injured comrades. this is the same fierce battle in the valley for which marine sergeant was given the medal of honor two years ago. the u.s. team wassen route to

meet others and they were ambushed. the battle lasted more than six hour. >> could i have done anything different? no. but could i always hope that the outcome could have been different? yeah. >> the real question is could the u.s. military have done anything differently? after the attack he complained the strict rules of engagement and the delay of sending artillery fire led to lost lives. captain was nominated for the medal of honor in 2009 at the same time dakota myer was but his was quote lost in the army's dur ro bur rocksy. >> somebody went in and deleted

it from the awards database. >> he said the army pushed him out of the service. the real tragedy is that instead of being rewarded for his heroism four years ago it took a u.s. congressman and a reporter to make sure that he was not forgotten. >> you can see the live picture as we await the chaplain first to come out in the white house room and then the president and then of course sergeant or captain that is who is going to be receiving the medal of honor. we are going to take a quick break. arriving right here in new york one of the world's most wanted terrorists. and the president's health care chief under fire over those obama care glitches and it is not just republicans saying someone should be fired.

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fox news alert. we are moments away from army captain receiving the medal of honor for brutal attack in 2009 where he saved the lives of four former comrades. he kissed the head of comrade and he was able to get him alive to his wife to have a final good-bye. >> we thank you for the last full measure devotion given that day. the medal of honor is draped around captain stinson may the hope and peace rest upon each of

us. and the purpose may this occasion renew our commitment to uphold the right to oppose the wrong and continue to work that has begun so long ago. as we action and pray in your holy name amen. >> good afternoon everybody. please have a seat. on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. last month, the united states army released a remarkable piece of video. it is from the combat helmet cameras of a crew in afghanistan and it takes us to the frontlines that our troops face every single day. there are still a whole lot of

our troops in afghanistan in harm's way. in that video as the helicopter touches down by a remote village. you see out of a cloud of dust an american soldier. he is without his helmet standing in the open standing watch over a severely wounded soldier. he helps carry him to the helicopter and places him inside and then emits the whipping wind and deafening roar of the helicopter blades, he does something unexpected he leans in and kisses the soldier on the head. a act of compassion and loyalty to a brother in arms. and then as the helicopter takes off he goes back into the heat of battle. in our nation's history we have presented our highest military

de decoration the medal of honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. but this may be the first time that we wan witness the actions for ourselves today we honor the soldier who went back in captain william swenson. today, is only the second time in nearly half a century that the medal of honor has been awarded to two survivors of the same battle. dakota is not here today but i wanted to welcome some of the soldiers and marines who fought alongside these men and the families of those. i want to welcome our

distinguished guests and most of all, i want to welcome will's wonderful parents julia and carl and will's girlfriend kelsea i had a chance to visit with them. both carl and julia are college professors. so instead of a house full of g surrounded by educational games. his mom was a stickler for gr are ammar making sure that he said to whom instead of to whoa. i'm going to be careful today. i have to say will is a pretty low key guy. his idea of a good time isn't a big ceremony like this one. he would rather be up in the mountains on a trail.

but i think our nation needs this ceremony today. in moments like this americans like will remind us of what our country can be at it's best a nation of citizens who look out for one another. who meet our obligations for one another not just when it is easy, but especially when it isrd ha. will, you are an example to everyone in this city and to the whole country for the professionalism and patriotism that we should strive for whether we wear a uniform or not. for those who aren't familiar with the story of the battle that led will to be here today i want to take you back to that september morning four years ago. it is around sunrise a colony of afghan soldiers are making their

way up the trail to meet with elders as they reach the village all hell breaks lose. three americans are surrounded and will and the soldiers in the center of the column are pinned down. rocket propelled grenades, mortar, machine gun fire is pouring in from three sides. as he returns fire, will calls for air support but his initial requests are denied will and his team are too close to the village and then he learns that his non commissioned officer west brook has been shot in the next. he makes this way lying on this back he presses a bandage to kenne kenneth's wounds and calls for a medivac trying to keep his buddy calm. the enemy has gotten 20 or 30

meters away and are demanding the americans to surrender. will stops treating kenny long enough to lobby a grenade. and then finally air support arrives. will helps carry kenneth the length of more than two football fields down steep terraces to that helicopter and then in the moment captured to those cameras will leans into say goodbye but more americans and more afghans are still out there, so he jumps behind a ford pickup truck and a marine gets in the passenger seat and they drive that truck straight into the battle. twice they pick up injured afghan soldiers bullets whizzing past them. twice they bring them back. when the truck gives out they

grab a humvee the marine said we weren't going to leave any soldiers behind. finally, a helicopter spolt spo four missing americans after they were trapped so will gets into another humvee and they drive up through the valley exposed once more and when they reach the village he jumps out drawing more fire and dodging more bullets and they reach the americans. will and the others carry them out one by one. they bring their fallen brothers home. scripture tells us the greatest among you shall be your servant. captain will was a leader on that september morning but like all great leaders he was also a servant. to the men he commanded and to the lives he saved to the families of those who gave their

last full measure of devotion on the field. will did things that nobody else would ever do and he did it for the guys and for everybody on the ground to get them out. and that is why after i called will to tell him he would be receiving the medal one of the first things he did was to invite those who fought alongside him. and i would like all of those who served with such valor both army and marines knees sta s pl and be recognized. [ applause ]

[ applause ] >> thank you. will also reached out to the families of the four americans who gave their lives that day. to them he wrote, and i'm quoting will now, we have never met and we have never spoken but i would like to think that i know something about you through the actions of your loved ones that day. i would ask the members of this team of the families of first lieutenant michael johnson, sergeant edwin johnson, sergeant edwin caffic, and sergeant westbrook to please stand. [ applause ] [ applause ]

[ applause ] >> kenneth was the soldier that will delivered to the safety of that helicopter. and after being air lifted out he made it to walter reed. he spent time with his wife char lean who joins us here today. she remembers the first time she spoke to will when he called from afghanistan to check in with kenneth. soon after that phone call he took a turn for the worse. and i think it is fair to say that charlene will always be

grateful for the final day that she was able to spend with her husband. and even now rarely does a month go by when will doesn't check in with her and her three boys. that is the kind of man he is says charlene. so will swenson was there for his barrothers and their famili. as a nation we thank god that he was there for us all. god bless you and all the men that you fought alongside and everything that you have done for us. god bless all our men and women in uniform and with that i would like my military to read the citation please. >> the president of the united

states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to cap tain william dswenson yuts states army for the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. he distinguished himself at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as anvisor in support of the command battalion third brigrade combat division on september 8th, 2009. on that morning more than 60 well armed well positioned enemy fighters ambushed his combat team as it moved on foot for a meeting with village eldered.

captain swenson returned fire and coordinated the response of his afghan border police while calling in fire and support. after the enemy flanked coalition forces, captain swenson called in for the elements and surrounded on three sides, he coordinated efforts and medical evacuation and helicopter support for the wounded. he maneuvered uncovered to render medical aid for a soldier. he stopped long enough unhesitatingly led a team in an

unarmed vehicle exposing himself to enemy fire to recover the wounded in search for wounded com comrades. it became clear of ground recovery of the fallen was necessary. his team returned to the kill joan another time in a humvee. he exited the vehicle exposing himself to enemy fire to locate and recover three fallen marines. his leadership against the enemy for six hours disrupted the enemy assault. is extraordinary heroism and selflessness reflect great credit upon himself task force phoenix third brigade combat

team and the united states army. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> you have just been watching that amazing emotional medal of honor ceremony. this is what is great about our

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[ applause ] army captain william swenson receiving the medal of honor for saving his troops. and this picture of u.s. army ranger. he was wounded last week in an attack in afghanistan that left four members of his team dead. >> mounting pressure for kathleen sebelius to step down following the health care fall

out. gibbs saying, when they get it fixed, i hope they fire some people. we knew there were going to be glitches, but these are beyond the pale of what should be expected. and today, republican congressman of louisiana saying the same thing. and he joins me now. >> hi, great to see you. >> so why should she go? >> this law passed three and half years ago. secretary has had that length of time to roll out the rules and regulations and been a terrible roll out. 20,000, 30,000 pages of complex regulations and then when they went out to seek contractors to implement this data platform they missed a lot of delays and then we find out through esr are

a klein through the washington post, that has created many problems. this thing is only the first stage of the roll out of the implementation of obama care. >> many people were surprised that the secretary went on the daily show with jon stewart. he grilled her, here is part of it. >> it started rockier than we would like. it is better today than it wasges ter dwas yesterday and it will keep getting better. >> it is up and down. and again, these news o organizations are scouring the countryside. yet to find one, from all we can

determine we may find bigfoot before we find an enrolle. as a result of that, again, there is more that needs to be done. and we have a january first deadline coming up. if the federal government can't manage a simple website, how can they manage simple people coming under health care control? >> that is the question that we have been asking for four years. government is not good at managing these sort of things. these are the sorts of things that private organizations do. no one has taken on the task to have multiple programs all interacting with one another and interfacing across the country and having data hubs and having it fed to hhs and the irs and we find out from mr. mcafee that

this is ready for fraud and identity theft. this is the ship leaving the dock and the titanic looking for an iceberg. and we had john mcafee on the show and that is exactly what he said. >> senate chaplain getting into the shut down scuffle. so is the chaplain crossing the line with religion in politics. we are going to ask our panel. look at father jonathan going at it. ♪ bring it on home to me yeah if you think a prune is a prune, you haven't tried sunsweet, the amazing prune. enjoy plum amazins, diced prunes.

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fox news alert now new developments right now in the case of aaron hernandez. >> reporter: the girlfriend in

court just a matter of 20 minutes on this arraignment. the court released her on recognizance. on the day after authorities found the dead man's body. the girlfriend received a call from the football player and the da says he told her remove a box from the basement. jen k kins is captured removing box and placing baby clothes on top of it. then she told the sisters she was going to the bank and then told them she was shopping for baby formula. and then told the jury she didn't know where she was going. released on her own recogniza e

recognizance. >> thank you so much. >> fate now taking center stage in washington. chaplain taking krcriticism for using morning prayers. >> save us from the madness remove from them that stubborn pride which imagines itself to be above and beyond criticism forgive them for the blunders they have committed. it is time for our lawmakers to say enough is enough. >> joining me now father jonathan morris. david silver man and rabbi spiro. gentlemen, thank you so much for being here. >> this topic caught my attention. it brings us so much discussion

for people sitting at home right now. should this chaplain have invoked what some believe to be partisan poll licitics in his prayers? >> i think he has done a good job at not being partisan. i have read everything that he has been praying. and you have to be careful that prayer is about conversing with god. so at any prayer that is meant to manipulate those who are listening in. i think he has done a good job and i think he will stay the course. >> i don't agree with the content. no, sir. no, ma'am. it has to do with a very important principle called liberty. those of us in america republicans and those of us like myself and tens of millions believe that issue is a liberty

question. obama care denies people freedom of choice in their medical life. religious institutions are being mandated to reject core principles. that is not pride. that is an issue of liberty and religious freedom. the issue of taxation will make families less able to provide. >> i'm assuming that you don't think there should be a chaplain. >> what this person does is they take their own opinions and assign those to their god and say my god agrees with me and it is true and this is the way that you should behave. what we should do is take the $500,000 allocated to the chaplain's budget and bring in people to mediate to the senate.

bring in people to talk about the impact of it. >> we are paying members of congress too much already. >> there is no need to have a chaplain in the congress. it is a waste of money. >> let me ask you this. do you think it is a good idea to preach about this sunday from the pulpit? >> i think it is very important that religious leaders take vng of the opportunity that they are provided to speak truth of moral principles from the pulpit. i avoid naming names and avoid falling into partisan politics. i should say in defense of chaplain berry black's reputation he doesn't get paid

for anything. and since the late 1700s. the united states of america has recognized in the chaplain and in many other aspects of our life that religion actually is a good thing for society. >> while at the same time respecting the freedom not to believe. >> this is not freedom. when every person in the country is forced to shell out $500,000 so that this man wan talk for a minute a day and say things as if he knows what is talking about. let's bring in somebody useful. >> in the scope of the bill yio that people think is useful. >> i'll take it. >> do you think that it is appropriate to speak about this? >> i wouldn't speak about the political aspect of it obama ves john boehner but i would speak about the moral aspect of it.

but when you have a budget that is so laden with taxes that the american family can't live the life that they worked for. family life, issues. >> amen to a rabbi.. amen to that. >> i got to say amen to the three of you. >> tune in next week. >> we had a great discussion, and i'm glad we had a diverse panel so thank you so much. >> should members of congress have to play by the same rules as you under obamacare? a republican senator says, yep, and is taking heat from from colleagues. did you know more coffee drinkers

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>> welcome back. one of the main differences in the budget battle, an amendment to eliminate obamacare exemptions for congressional lawmakers. good to see you, senator. you have been quoted to say this is about fairness, making sure that washington is forced to live under the same train wreck of obamacare that is forced on the rest of america. are you hopeful today, now that it likes leak the house's plan may include your amendment? >> i'm very hopeful. the house is talking about that full language in their next proposal. i think it's important, based on the fareness principle, it should be the first rule of american democracy that washington lives under the same rules as america, for obamacare, and everything else. secondly, there's a practical reason this is important. the sooner that happens, particularly under obama karr, the sooner was will get things

right. >> why are the democrats opposed to this to not receive the subsidy? >> because they like the special treatment, because they like the special subsidy that no other american gets. >> let me ask you where you believe the negotiationses are right now. are with at a stalemate? yesterday looked like a filmer of hope. you're in the senate. should the senate act first? what's going to happen. >> i don't have a crystal ball but i think harry reid has been walking back different proposals on the senate side, and it would be very important and productive and the right thing for the house to include this no washington exemption under obamacare language. >> based pop the senate plan thus far, would you vote yes for it? >> there is no senate plan eid has been moving the goalposts hour by hour. >> the one which was in place

yesterday when they were about to meet the president, would you have been in favor of that? >> i really want this no washington exemption language. it think it is very, very important for the two reasons i have said. the basic principle, secondly, the practical matter of putting washington policymakers in the shoes of other americans with regard to obamacare. >> you have senator lindsey graham on your side to join the bitter fight on the hill. senator, thanks so much for your time today. wal-mart pushes to stock moore goods made in the u.s.a. that's next.

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this facebook comment from duke, i try buy local first to support small businesses and always try to buy american. >> thanks for being part of the real story. now "shepard smith reporting" recording live from the desk. >> the mafia wanted johnny carson dead. so says this author, and you'll hear about the 82-year-old woman who says at phoenix sky harbor airport, the tsa tried to get her to remove hour prosthetic breast while she sat in a wheelchair. the government? let's get to it. >> we're following breaking news. the president is set to meet with house democratic leaders moments from now as senate